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Tibaná

Field	Value
name	Tibaná
settlement_type	Municipality and town
image_flag	Flag of Tibaná (Boyacá).svg
image_seal	Escudo de Tibaná (Boyacá).svg
image_map	Colombia - Boyaca - Tibana.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of the municipality and town of Tibaná in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Colombia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Boyacá Department
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Márquez Province
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Gustavo Alexander García Parra
(2020-2023)
established_title	Founded
established_date	12 October 1537
founder	Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
area_total_km2	121.76
area_urban_km2	0.45
population_as_of	2015
population_total	9186
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	1601
timezone	Colombia Standard Time
utc_offset	-5
elevation_m	2115
website	Official website

(2020-2023)

Tibaná is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of Márquez Province. The urban centre of Tibaná is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at an altitude of 2115 m and a distance of 38 km from the department capital Tunja. It borders Jenesano in the north, Ramiriquí and Chinavita in the east, Chinavita and Úmbita in the south and in the west Turmequé and Nuevo Colón.

Etymology

Tibaná is named after the Tibanaes, a Chibcha-speaking tribe of the Muisca. Tiba means "chief".

History

The area around Tibaná was part of the Muisca Confederation and loyal to the zaque of Hunza. Modern Tibaná was founded early in the Spanish conquest; on October 12, 1537 Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada established the village.

Economy

Main economical activity of Tibaná is horticulture (deciduous trees) and agriculture (potatoes). Mining is restricted to small-scale operations, mainly coal, gravel and clay.

References

{{in lang. es [http://www.tibana-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Tibaná]
es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Tibaná] - Excelsio.net

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